Marvelous Europe has revealed that Fate/Extella Link will be launching on Switch in Europe on 22nd March, just days after the 19th March release date planned for North America.

A sequel to Fate/Extella: The Umbral Star, this game adds 10 servants to the original roster of 16 and features a "refined" gameplay experience; the official description says that "players will battle their way through huge invading armies to retake the virtual world of SE.RA.PH from an invading force". If you're excited for this one, you'll either be pleased (or concerned) to learn that there are several different versions available to choose from.

The game will be launching both physically and digitally on Switch, with certain perks available for each and some things limited to pre-order bonuses, and then there are extra collector's editions. And that's all before you consider the differences between different console editions. We'll do our best to make this as painless as possible.

Lil Nero, Lil Tamamo and Lil Altera outfits come with all versions of the Switch release (but have to be downloaded separately on other systems), and the Altera Costume for Artoria is only available as a digital pre-order exclusive. The pre-order bonus is available on Switch, PS4 and Steam.

A digital deluxe edition exists on PS4, Vita, and PC with extra goodies included, but this isn't available on Switch. Nintendo fans can, however, choose from various physical collector's editions: the Joyeuse Edition and the Emperor of Paladins Edition in Europe, and the 'Fleeting Glory' Limited Edition in North America.

In Europe, the Joyeuse option comes with a soundtrack CD, a pack of 10 collectable 7.6cm by 12.7cm cards depicting each of the new Servants, a 43.1cm by 60.9cm cloth poster, and a 7.6cm by 11.4cm, whereas the Emperor Edition features the same but adds a set of ‘Holy Tile of the Moon’ Mahjong tiles featuring characters from the Fate/Extella franchise. The North American limited edition can be seen in the trailer above, featuring similar goodies.

Phew. Did we make it? We think we made it. We nearly had an ANTHEM situation for a moment there.

So, will you be picking this one up next week? Which option sounds like it might be the right one for you? We'll just be taking a quick break while we read through your comments.

Ryan’s that annoying kind of guy in multiplayer games - you know the one, the kind of person that throws a temper tantrum if he can’t be Yoshi in Mario Kart or gets stuck with the controller with the dodgy button. Yeah, that kind.

While very tempting to pre-order the "Joyeuse" edition, it's going to be a while until I'm ready to actually play this. I still have to get through CCC and Extella first, and by then I'm sure the standard version of the game will have gone on sale at some point, and that's good enough for me.

Besides then I can blow the money I saved on digital jpegs in Grand Order! Win/Win!

What has held me back from preordering this, other than other titles I want more, is that I believe there is actual DLC costumes that the publisher has stated can only ever be obtained by preordering. This of course can be changed but if true I’m sorry this is just not on. Not everyone can afford to buy the game on release or may want to delay purchases; you can’t just cajole someone into preordering to get something they can’t get later. I can understand for physical items or editions but not DLC. Plus at least with physical you may have a chance to get second hand later down the line.

I don't know, the Umbral Star was one of a very few Switch games that I really bounced off. I wanted to like it, and it had its moments, but I couldn't get into it for long. I actually traded it away, which I don't usually do with Switch games.

I liked Hyrule Warriors on the 3DS and want to get it on Switch, maybe it's just the character attachment but I feel like that game was much more compelling than Fate/Extella with a variety of game modes, collectables and great characters.

This version might fix some of the problems I had with the Umbral Star, but it doesn't seem like it. It sounds like more of the same.